Numbers 21:2

New International Reader's Version

Then Israel made a promise to the Lord. They said, “Hand these people over to us. If you do, we will set their cities apart to you in a special way to be destroyed.”

Cross References

Genesis 28:20

Then Jacob made a promise. He said, “May God be with me. May he watch over me on this journey I’m taking. May he give me food to eat and clothes to wear.

Psalm 116:18

In front of all the Lord’s people, I will do what I promised him.

Psalm 132:2

Lord, he made a promise. Mighty One of Jacob, he made a promise to you.

1 Corinthians 16:22

If anyone does not love the Lord, let a curse be on that person! Come, Lord!

Deuteronomy 13:15

Then you must certainly kill with your swords everyone who lives in that town. You must destroy it completely. You must wipe out its people and livestock.

Deuteronomy 13:16

You must gather all the goods of that town into the middle of the main street. You must burn the town completely. You must burn up everything in it. It’s a whole burnt offering to the Lord your God. The town must remain a pile of stones forever. It must never be built again.

Deuteronomy 20:16

But what about the cities the Lord your God is giving you as your own? Kill everything that breathes in those cities.

Deuteronomy 7:2

The Lord your God will hand them over to you. You will win the battle over them. You must completely destroy them. Don’t make a peace treaty with them. Don’t show them any mercy.

Joshua 6:17

The city and everything in it must be set apart to the Lord to be destroyed. But the prostitute Rahab and all those with her in her house must be spared. That’s because she hid the spies we sent.

Joshua 6:26

At that time Joshua made a promise and called down a curse. He said, “May the person who tries to rebuild this city of Jericho be under the Lord’s curse. “If that person lays its foundations, it will cost the life of his oldest son. If he sets up its gates, it will cost the life of his youngest son.”

Judges 11:30

Jephthah made a promise to the Lord. Jephthah said, “Hand the Ammonites over to me.

1 Samuel 1:11

She made a promise to him. She said, “Lord, you rule over all. Please see how I’m suffering! Show concern for me! Don’t forget about me! Please give me a son! If you do, I’ll give him back to the Lord. Then he will serve the Lord all the days of his life. He’ll never use a razor on his head. He’ll never cut his hair.”